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Phyllis Diller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Phyllis Diller, who never had any trouble cracking wise about herself while making us laugh in the process, died Monday at her Brentwood home outside Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

She was 95.<\/p>\n

Diller wasn’t a classic beauty, but she was a pretty darn good comedienne who dressed the part with outrageous outfits and unforgettable hairdos.<\/p>\n

And that laugh! oh….that laugh, which set her apart and made Diller into a legend.<\/p>\n

She used laughter to get her through a poor and difficult early start to her career and went on to make us laugh … often.<\/p>\n

Comedian\/talk show host Ellen DeGeneres said, \u201cWe lost a comedy legend today. Phyllis Diller was the queen of the one-liners. She was a pioneer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Singer Marie Osmond tweeted, \u201cWhat a voice. What a presence. She was an all-out comedian. We will miss Phyllis Diller…\u201d<\/p>\n

Those around her were blessed by Diller’s presence up to the day she died.<\/p>\n

“She died peacefully in her sleep and with a smile on her face,” her longtime manager, Milton Suchin, told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

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